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            Hypertension</h1>
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                    Following documentation of hypertension and clinical assessment of likely cause, 
                    further investigation may be indicated: <b>creatinine - plasma or serum, 
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                    Essential (idiopathic)</td>
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                        Renal disorders, especially</p>
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=259&amp;Itemid=27" 
                                target="_blank">Glomerulonephritis</a></li>
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=529&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        <li>Renal artery stenosis</li>
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                    Confirmatory tests include measurement of <b>renal vein renins</b> by selective 
                    catheterisation - consult pathologist.</td>
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                        <li>Polycystic kidney disease</li>
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                    <a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=172&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        Pregnancy-induced hypertension</p>
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                    <b>Urate plasma or serum; protein - urine.</b></td>
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                        Endocrine disorders, especially</p>
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=169&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=13&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=623&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        <li><a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=333&amp;Itemid=27" 
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                        Oestrogen therapy, including</p>
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                        <li>Oral contraceptives</li>
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                        <a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=43&amp;Itemid=27" 
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